Nicosia, Cyprus. Greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus increased by 10.7 per cent between 2015 and 2025, according to early estimates from Eurostat. The increase placed Cyprus among four European Union member states that recorded higher emissions over the period, while the bloc as a whole registered a decline.
EU-wide trend
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, estimated that greenhouse gas emissions from the economy and households across the EU totalled 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025.
That figure marked a 17.2 per cent decrease compared with 2015 levels. The data showed that emissions fell in 23 member states between 2015 and 2025 and rose in only four.
Countries with rising emissions
Alongside Cyprus, emissions were estimated to have increased in Malta by 169.4 per cent, Lithuania by 9.5 per cent and Romania by 5.4 per cent.
Largest reductions
The biggest estimated declines in greenhouse gas emissions were recorded in Estonia, down 41.7 per cent, Finland, down 30.7 per cent, and Germany, down 27.3 per cent.
Economic growth
Despite the differing emissions trends, all EU countries increased their gross domestic product during the same period. Across the bloc, gross domestic product grew by 17.5 per cent over the decade.
Sector performance
The report said that most economic sectors across the EU emitted fewer greenhouse gases in 2025 than they did in 2015.